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Suspected Syrian arms trafficker extradited to US
The U.S. Embassy in Madrid says suspected Syrian arms dealer Monzer al-Kassar is being extradited to the United States. Embassy spokesman William Ostick says al-Kassar boarded a flight bound for New York on Friday. Ostick says al-Kassar was accompanied by agents of the DEA. Al-Kassar is a long-time resident of Spain. A Spanish police official also says al-Kassar was on the flight.Al-Kassar was arrested in Spain in June 2007 as part of a U.S. sting operation. The United States said he had plotted to buy weapons for leftist rebels in Colombia. Spain's government approved the extradition last week. Posted by: ed 2008-06-14 |
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